
Damian Jones
Freelance journalist for Classic Rock, NME, Sky News, Bandcamp Daily, The Sports Network (TSN), NewsBreak, Uncut Magazine, Festival Flyer, The British Music Digest.
Latest articles by Damian Jones

Stereophonics fail to strike a chord quite like the early days on thirteenth studio album
By Damian Jones published
Some notable numbers on a record that leaves you feeling short-changed

Meet Forgotten Pharaohs, the rising band making nods to Steely Dan, Neil Young and Led Zeppelin
By Damian Jones published
Forgotten Pharaohs were signed as the result of an egg-and-spoon race and a wayward Croc

Muse polarise opinion on third album Absolution, even if everyone seems to like the guitars
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Dismissed initially as Radiohead copyists, Muse were blasted into the stadium-slaying stratosphere by Absolution

Therapy?'s Troublegum, 30 years on
By Damian Jones published
Northern Irish trio Therapy's magnum opus Troublegum returns at 30

Crowded House make for uneasy listening on Gravity Stars
By Damian Jones published
Neil Finn's band make thoughtful, complicated, contemplative return

From lonely female vampires who long for death to a reworking of an Iron Maiden classic, The Mandrake Project proves that Bruce Dickinson really can do anything
By Damian Jones published
The Mandrake Project is a bold return for Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson

"If an apocalypse is on the horizon, this is one album that should be turned up loud before our time runs out": Muse's Absolution (XX Anniversary Edition)
By Damian Jones published
A two-decades-old celebration of the Muse’s classic third album Absolution

"Musically it didn't match its predecessor but Vs. had its moments": Pearl Jam's Vs. (30th anniversary edition)
By Damian Jones published
The 30th anniversary edition of Pearl Jam's second album Vs. is a worthy reissue but light on extra content

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's sonic avalanche continues on thrashy PetroDragonic Apocalypse
By Damian Jones published
King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard's PetroDragonic Apocalypse; Or, Dawn Of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth And The Beginning Of Merciless Damnation is the bands 25th album

Noel Gallagher interrupts squabbling to release album of old-school anthems
By Damian Jones published
Ex-Oasis chief Noel Gallagher returns to his musical roots with fourth High Flying Birds album Council Skies
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